'Whitelisting' Repairs Broken Anti-Malware Model

Today's antivirus model is broken, largely because it seeks to block known malware without any way of anticipating the nature of the next attack. This blacklisting approach hit a rough stretch last year as attackers developed faster, automated ways of launching variations of malware that eluded unsuspecting defenses. As a consequence, a newer "whitelisting" approach has emerged that acts like a nightclub bouncer working from a guest list. If you're not on the list, you're not getting in.